Ride Gently Through the Sacred Grove With her – I Riden Sa (Lyrics with translation)

This old folk song was performed by Gjallarhorn (see video link below). Here translated from Swedish. The song is full of old Pagan symbols: the grove was a natural temple to the Pagans. The grey horse is a metaphor for death. There is talk about riding (from the grove) to the Church, and to baptise Freyia. The transition between the old and the new religion was slow and often confusing, and left its mark in folklore and folk tunes for centuries after.A Silibrand körde uppå höga loftessvala O Silibrand hurried to the top of the moundAllt under den linden så gröna all under the linden so greenDär fick han se sin dotter i lunden fara then he saw his daughter wander in the groveI riden så varliga genom lunden med henne Ride gently through the grove with herA välest mej, välest mej, vad jag nu ser O woe is me, woe is me, what do I beholdAllt under den linden så gröna all beneath the linden so greenJag ser min dotter hon kommer til mej I see my daughter, she is coming to meI riden så varliga genom lunden med henne Ride gently through the grove with herA Silibrand fämnar ut kappan så blå O Silibrand spread out his cape so blueAllt under den linden så gröna all under the linden so greenDär föder hon två karska svenbarnen på Upon it she gives birth to twin sonsI riden så varliga genom lunden med henne Ride gently through the grove with herMin fader skall jag giva min gångare grå ” I shall give to my father my grey horseAllt under den linden så gröna all under the linden so greenSom han skall rida till kyrkan uppa Upon it he shall ride to the churchI riden så varliga genom lunden med henne Ride gently through the sacred grove with her Min syster skall jag giva mina guld-ringar sju I shall give to my sister my seven gold ringsAllt under den linden så gröna all under the linden so greenSom jag ej haft sen jag stod brud That I have not worn since I was a brideI riden så varliga genom lunden med henne Ride gently through the grove with her Min broder skall jag giva mina handskar små I shall give to my brother my tiny glovesAllt under den linden så gröna all under the linden so greenSom han skall ha likvart han gar that he shall carry everywhere he goes”I riden så varliga genom lunden med henne ride gently through the grove with herDen ene sa för dom till Freyjas dop The one son they took to Freyia s baptism Allt under den linden så gröna all under the linden so greenDen andre så för dom till Vallhalla sal the other son they took to Valhalls courtI riden så varliga genom lunden med henne ride gently through the grove with her.Performed by Gjallarhorn on this link:

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